[Spridgets] A shifter question?

Paul Van Wig pvanwig at mac.com
Sun Nov 10 13:26:50 MST 2019


I use to use a Tee knob Hearst shifter on a cut in ½ shaft 🤪

On Sun, Nov 10, 2019 at 12:06 AM crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> On Saturday I was fooling around with the mirrors and seat placement.
>  Like some kid dreaming of driving dad's car very soon I was sitting in the
> car and tried the shifter.  Great it shifts!   But its the most unsettling
> feeling shifter!  WHY?   I have a repro black spridget shift knob in the
> car.  The rubber insert in the base of the knob is so spongy it feels like
> I could throw a gear and rip the knob off the stick!
> My question is this:
> Those of you who either race one of these or drive VERY spirited , what
> are you using for a gear shift knob?  I liked the original looking black
> one with the nice shift pattern inset in white.  Looked nice.  But I can
> feel , sitting still that pretty knob is going to fail...and do so at a
> very inconvenient time.
> Pictures or manufacturers?   And yes I have an old beer t ap handle from
> nack in the 70's & NO it's not going in the Midget...LOL!
> Chuck
>
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Paul Van Wig Sent from tiny little buttons
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